Thelocal.se bericht: “Swedish streaming site Spotify is in hot water after a US-based artist filed a $150 million lawsuit alleging that it has knowingly reproduced copyrighted songs. The lawsuit, filed this week in a federal court in Los Angeles, accuses the streaming giant of disregard on so-called mechanical rights -- which, unlike performance rights that cover the playing of a recording, pertain to permission to reproduce copyrighted material.
Lowery, who holds a degree in mathematics and is a lecturer at the University of Georgia, accused Spotify of copying and distributing compositions for its online service without permission or informing the copyright holders.”
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